ShatteredsWife



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    He groaned, low and rough, the sound pulled straight from somewhere deep in his ribs. Cross dropped his face into his hands, burying the vivid flare of his skull behind trembling phalanges. “...And now it’s embarrassing,” he mumbled, his voice cracking beneath the weight of self-consciousness. “I’m so old and I have no experience—”

    His hands slid further down, dragging along his face in theatrical misery before flopping back against the loveseat. “And then—” he sighed again, “I don’t want to kiss someone because they’ll be disappointed.”

    It felt too honest. Too raw. The kind of thing you say and immediately regret.

    He slumped deeper into the couch, like the cushions might swallow him whole if he just curled in enough. “Seriously,” he muttered, almost to himself, “who wants to kiss a thirty-year-old rookie?”

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    22 Jun 2026